Today was an amazing day! After breakfast of eggs, ham, toast, plantains, and cheese, we set out to set up our clinic. We arrived at Igiesia Evangelical Luterana Castillo Pierre, which means “A Mighty Fortress”, where Pastor Junior and his wife, along with a group of the sweetest kids, greeted us. We proceeded to set up the eye glass clinic and tested the eyesight of 16 of the people there. This was done just to get us ready for Day 1 of the Clinic. We worked well together and are ready for the rush of people we will see tomorrow.
We had a special treat in the afternoon. We had Sunday church service with Pastor Junior and his congregation. The message was from Romans 7:13-17 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who does it, but it is sin living in me. We sang Camino Pueblo de Dios and Jesus es la rica (Jesus is the rock of our salvation), which surprisingly most of us were able to follow and sing along. Pastor Junior then read the El Credo Apostolico (The Apostles Creed) and The Lord’s Prayer. We truly enjoyed his service and his congregation.
Again, we went back to our hotel for our nightly devotions and enjoyed each other’s company. Tomorrow we are hoping to see at least 80 people. I know people back home are praying for strength — it will come in handy tomorrow!
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| We took down thousands of glasses |
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| Everyone chose a pair of sunglasses |
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| Distance chart |
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| Beautiful church |
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| Pastor Junior |
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